You may also notice that this setup isn’t entirely dissimilar from the plot of The Mighty Ducks, where Gordon Bombay fell on hard times and found himself by helping a kids hockey team.
The fact that the former all-star in the story lost everything because of his addiction is also interesting and quite relevant in current times.
This aspect of the story will hopefully provide some depth to help elevate and differentiate The Has-Been from every other movie about an underdog team coming together.
While I don’t expect this film to take the humorous route that beloved film did, and there are obviously plenty of differences, the basic premise has certainly proven itself before.